. Electric railway journal . ERIE CAR—VIEW OF FULLY EQUIPPED CAR June 12, 1915] ELECTRIC RAILWAY JOURNAL 1103. ERIE CAR—NON-EQUALIZED TRUCK WITH CLASP BRAKES Car Weights The cost of operation of any car involves the factorof dead weight as related to seating capacity. The re-sults secured in this case, as indicated in the accom-panying table of comparative weights, show that theall-steel car weighs less per seated passenger, and close-ly approximates the weight per foot of overall length,when compared with the lightest wooden car in the samecompanys service: Table I.—Comparison op Weights op N
. Electric railway journal . ERIE CAR—VIEW OF FULLY EQUIPPED CAR June 12, 1915] ELECTRIC RAILWAY JOURNAL 1103. ERIE CAR—NON-EQUALIZED TRUCK WITH CLASP BRAKES Car Weights The cost of operation of any car involves the factorof dead weight as related to seating capacity. The re-sults secured in this case, as indicated in the accom-panying table of comparative weights, show that theall-steel car weighs less per seated passenger, and close-ly approximates the weight per foot of overall length,when compared with the lightest wooden car in the samecompanys service: Table I.—Comparison op Weights op New and Old Passenger Cars of Erie Railroad Steel Steel All Under- Under- All All Steel frame frame Wood Wood Number of seats. . 86 72 72 Average weight, lb. 95,400 96,500 100,500 83,200 86,600 Weight per seated passenger, lbs. .. 1,100 1,340 1,400 1,140 1,200 Weight of lighting St. Bat. St. Bat. St. Bat. Gas Axle Gen. equipment, lb. . 8,000 8,000 8,000 2,000 6,500 Net weight ex. light- ing equipt 87,400 92,500 81,200 80,100 Weight per seated passenger, exclu- sive of lighting equipment 1,
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